Separator for centrifugal extractors



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t Application filed iday To all' whom it may "concern:

Be it known that I, LOBEN V. RIGKEY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Santa Cruz in the county of Santa Cruz and State of alifornia, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Separators for Centrifugal xtractors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to a device for separating difierent lots or bundles of clothes when placed in an extractor for drying.

It is one object of the invention to provide a separator that can be easily inserted through the opening in the top of the basket of the extractor and yet so constructed as to provide a substantially rigid central portion and a. flexible outer portion, the whole having substantially the same diameter as the interiorof the basket in which it is to be used.

It is another object of the invention to pr0- vide a device of the character indicated that will be economical to manufacture, strong, durable, substantial, and highly efficient in its practical application.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following description, and in the drawing in which, s

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a basket with my improved separator in position.

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the separator.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through a portion of another embodiment of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 indicates a circular metallic plate having a substantially smaller diameter than the interior diameter of the basket 2 and a smaller diameter than the opening 3 in the- "1924. serial No! 71 L499.

an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of basket 2 and is arranged on plate 1 with the several edges 5 and 7 of openings 4 and 6 passing therethrough.

At 10 is shown a second plate similar in size to plate 1 and having similar openings therein without the turned edges as indi cated at 11 and 12. This plate is arranged on canvas element 8 on the opposite side to plate 1 with the several turned edges 5 and 7 of openings 4 and 6 passing therethrough through openings or orifices 11 and 12.

By turning down edges 5 and 7 into close contact with plate 10 and inserting eyelets through both plates 1 and 10 and the canvas therebetween as shown at 13 the three elements 1, 8 and 10 and securely bound together in one integral whole.

It may now be seen that where the basket 2 is provided with a central element 14 one bundle of clothing may be inserted therein as at 15, the separator device dropped into position thereon through opening 3 and then a second bundle of clothing placed therein as at 16. By placing a second separator on top of the second bundle the whole is held securely in position without danger of any portion of one bundle becoming mixed with the other.

These central plates 1 and 10 reinforce the separator to such an extent that its life is prolonged over a period of years whereas the rotation at high speed of an unreinfo-rced canvas separator soon tears the canvas apart at the center.

The smaller openings 6 are used for finger holes in placing and removing the separator from the basket, while their clinched edges help to bind the several elements together.

It is obvious of course, that where a basket does not have the central element 14 the plates do not require the central openings 5 and 11 this form of a separator being shown in Figure 4.

While I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that changes in form and construction may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A separator for centrifugal extractors comprising an annular element of flexible material having it central portion reinforced with a substantially rigid plate.

the opeIii'ngs' -i-n plate 1. This element8thas 2. A separator for centrifugal extractors comprising an annular element of flexible material, and a substantially rigid plate of less diameter than said flexible element ar- 5 ranged on each side of its central portion,

10 opening, of a separator having a flexible marginal portion and a reinforced central portion, the latter being of less diameter than the entrance opening to the basket.

L'In combination With the basketiof an extractor, having a relatively small entrance opening, of a distortable separator insertable through the opening and having a reinforced central portion.

LOREN W. RIGKEY. 

